http://blog.joshallan.com/2009/05/31/for-anyone-who-considers-themselves-creative-or-knows-somebody-who-does/ Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:08:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.joshallan.com/2009/05/31/for-anyone-who-considers-themselves-creative-or-knows-somebody-who-does/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Lon Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:34:03 +0000 http://2071616885#comment-507 loved the video... regardless of her conclusions, i think it's intriguing as it's the open thoughts of a person on a creative journey, teetering on the divine... loved the video… regardless of her conclusions, i think it’s intriguing as it’s the open thoughts of a person on a creative journey, teetering on the divine…

]]> http://blog.joshallan.com/2009/05/31/for-anyone-who-considers-themselves-creative-or-knows-somebody-who-does/comment-page-1/#comment-506 benjamin morrison Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:05:19 +0000 http://2071616885#comment-506 interesting talk. i think she definitely hit on something, but didn't take it all the way (or took it the wrong way). i think the point that WE as humans are not the source of creativity is key to not self-destructing. there's a lewis quote from the great divorce where he says something like "when the poet moves from the love of the thing he's telling to the love of the telling, he finds himself in hell" or something to that effect. so, not just "divine inspiration", but dedication to that which you are telling, not to your telling. the wrong turn i think was the "ole to you anyway"/"you are god" line near the end because you show up and do your work even without inspiration... though that seems almost oxymoronic. but interesting overall. interesting talk. i think she definitely hit on something, but didn’t take it all the way (or took it the wrong way). i think the point that WE as humans are not the source of creativity is key to not self-destructing. there’s a lewis quote from the great divorce where he says something like “when the poet moves from the love of the thing he’s telling to the love of the telling, he finds himself in hell” or something to that effect. so, not just “divine inspiration”, but dedication to that which you are telling, not to your telling. the wrong turn i think was the “ole to you anyway”/”you are god” line near the end because you show up and do your work even without inspiration… though that seems almost oxymoronic. but interesting overall.

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